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nailbed

nailbed noun: the area underneath a nail in a human or other mammal.

Noun

nailbed (plural nailbeds)

  1. The area underneath a nail in a human or other mammal.
    • On close inspection one of the nails will be found to be damaged, often with the nailbed exposed.2002, Meg Brown, Virginia Richardson, Rabbitlopaedia, →ISBN, page 95
    Synonyms:
    quick

nailbed meaning in Tamil

nailbed in Tamil

நகப்படுகை, நகைத்தடி

Synonyms of nailbed

Forms of nailbed

pluralnailbeds
alternative formnail bed

Origin of nailbed

From nail + bed.

Questions about nailbed

What does nailbed mean?
Nailbed means the area underneath a nail in a human or other mammal.
What is nailbed in Tamil?
Nailbed in Tamil is நகப்படுகை, நகைத்தடி. See Nailbed meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is nailbed?
Nailbed is a noun.
What is the plural of nailbed?
The plural of nailbed is nailbeds.

Words near nailbed in the dictionary

  1. nail-trimmers
  2. nailability
  3. nailable
  4. nailbat
  5. nailbats
  6. nailbed
  7. nailbeds
  8. nailbiter
  9. nailbiters
  10. nailbiting
  11. nailbomb

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